LessonAMorePerfectUnion.ppt

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,Lesson 9 A More Perfect Union,Lesson 9A More Perfect,Union(1),Background Knowledge,Language,Points,Text Analysis,Figures of Speech,Check,on this lesson,Background Knowledge,Barack Hussein Obama II,The Jeremiah Wright Controversy,Constitutional Convention,Republican,Par,ty vs.Democratic Party,Trinity United Church of Christ,Barack Hussein Obama II,The 44th and current President,of the United States,The first African American to,hold the office,Barack Obama was born in Honolulu,Hawaii,United States in 1961.,His father,-Barack Hussein Obama Senior(1936,1982),His mother,-Stanley Ann Dunham(1942-1995),His stepfather,-Lolo Soetoro,His grandmother-Madelyn,His grandfather-Stanley Dunham,His half-sister-Maya Soetoro,*,He moved to Los Angeles in 1979 to attend,Occidental College,.,*After two years,he transferred in 1981 to,Columbia University,in New York City,where he majored in political science with a specialization in international relations and graduated with a B.A.in 1983.,*Obama entered,Harvard Law School,in late 1988.,His wife-,Michelle Robinson,Born in January 17,th,1964,Grew up on the South side of Chicago,Studied in,Harvard Law School,The,first,and,tallest,African American First Lady,Important Language Points(Para.1-6),Patriot,:,one who loves and defends his or her country,Example,:,As a patriot,we should defend our motherland in a clear mind,.,Tyranny,:dominance through threat of punishment and violence,Example,:,The tyranny in this country makes people escape away.,Stain,:make dirty or spotty,Example,:,His new coat was stained by the oil,.,Stalemate,:a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible,Example,:,No one can break the stalemate in the chill weather,.,Embed,:fix or set securely or deeply,Example,:,I want to embed a picture next to the article,.,Important Language Points(Para.1-6),Parchment,:,a superior paper resembling sheepskin,Bondage,:the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power,Example,:,Everyone want to escape from the bondage and get the democracy,.,Creed,:formulate,set,Example,:,We should not creed her future,.,Important Language Points(Para.7-18),Unyielding,:(adj)if a person is unyielding,they are not easily influenced and they are unlikely to change their mind.,Example,:,He is an unyielding man,Decency,:(noun)Honest,polite behavior that follows accepted moral standards and shows respect for others.,Example,:,She is a man of decency,Hue,:(noun)a color;a particular shade of a color.,Example,:,We are trying to admit persons of different ethnic and racial hue,.,Sear,:,（,verb,）,to burn the surface of sth in a way that is sudden and powerful.,Example,:,The heat of the sun seared her face,.,Coalition,:(noun)a government formed by two or more political parties working together.,Example,:,Because of the high risks of military action,we should act as part of a coalition,.,Important Language Points(Para.7-18),Commentator,:(on sth)a person who is an expert on a particular subject and talks or writes about it on television or radio,or in a newspaper,Example,:,He was famous as a observer and commentator,.,Deem,:verb(not usually used in the progressive tenses)to have a particular opinion about sth,Example,:,The party was deemed a great success,.,Scour,:,（,verb,）,scour sth(for sb/sth)to search a place or thing thoroughly in order to find sb/sth,Example,:,Rescue crews had scoured an area of 40 square miles,.,Polarization,:the condition of having or giving polarity,Example,:,But despite polarization,the earth will have a mixed society when the pole shift hits,.,divisive,turn.,Divisive,:causing people to be spilt into groups that disagree with or oppose each other.,Example,:,Any policy experiments are likely to be divisive,.,Important Language Points(Para.7-18),Spectrum,:a band of coloured lights in order of their wavelengths,as seen in a rainbow and into which light may be separated,Example,:As we all know,human tissues do not light up in this spectrum,.,Affirmative,:,a policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities(=positive discrimination),Example,:,Some critics say it is the affirmation action,.,Pastor,:,a minister in charge of a Christian church or group,especially in some nonconformist churches,Example,:,As a pastor I face this all the time,.,Incendiary,:causing strong feelings or violence,Example,:,Such incendiary remarks could easily be dismissed as a joke,.,Denigrate,:,to criticize sb/sth unfairly;to say sb/sth does not have any value or is not important.,Example,:,There is nothing worse,for most children,than for their parents to denigrate each other,.,Important Language Points(Para.7-18),Unequivoca,l,:expressing your opinion or intention very clearly and firmly,Example,:,Nuclear energy expansion has won government,s unequivocal support,.,Nagging,:continuing for a long time and difficult to cure or remove.,Example,:I can,t bear your nagging doubts,.,Rabbi,：,a Jewish religious leader or a teacher of Jewish law,Example,:,She said she wants to be a rabbi when she grew up,.,Endemic,：,regularly found in a particular place or among a particular group of people and difficult to get rid of,Example,:,This indicates that the H5N1 virus is endemic in the area.,Important Language Points(Para.7-18),Stalwart,:,loyal and able to be relied on even in a difficult situation.,Example,:,Republicans are viewed as more stalwart defenders of free trade.,Emanate,:,to produce or show sth,Emanate from sth:to come from sth or somewhere,Example,:,Results that emanate from a trusted network of friends and associates certainly fit that bill,.,Perverse,:showing deliberate determination to behave in a way that most people think is wrong,unacceptable or unreasonable,Example,:,The perverse aspect of this paradox comes when we look at it through time and money,.,Radical,:in favor of thorough and complete political or social change,Example,:,I have a more radical suggestion,.,Important Language Points(Para.7-18),Chronic,:(especially of a disease)lasting for a long time;difficult to cure or get rid of,Example,:,For those with chronic depression,she said,“,keep at it,”,Professed,:,used to describe a belief or a position that sb has publicly made known,Example,:,How you reconcile them with your professed love of freedom.,Snippet,:a small piece of information or news,Example,:,Have you get any interesting snippets for me?,Sermon,:a talk on a moral or religious subject,usually given by a religious leader during a service,Example,:,I like giving the Sunday sermon.,Caricature,:a funny drawing or picture of sb that exaggerates some of their features,Example,:,The indulgent,other worldly judge is an archetype of conservative caricature.,Peddle,:to spread an idea or story in order to get people to accept it,Example,:,he usually peddles spiteful gossip.,Important Language Points(Para.19-26),Minister,:attend to the wants and needs of others,Example,:,I have to minister to my mother all the time,Rafter,n.:Rafters are the sloping pieces of wood that support a roof.,Example:,From the,rafters,of the thatched roofs hung strings of dried onions and garlic.,Triumphs,n.:A triumph is a great success or achievement,often one that has been gained with a lot of skill or effort.,Example,Finally we gained the,triumphs,that,s really exciting,Chronicling,vt.:To chronicle a series of events means to write about them or show them in broadcasts in the order in which they happened.,Example,That biography has,chronicled,the whole history of the town,.,Reclaim,vt.:If you reclaim something that you have lost or that has been taken away from you,you succeed in getting it back.,Example,You should,reclaim,your confidence because you deserve it,.,Important Language Points(Para.19-26),gang-banger,.,N,Slang(US)a member of a street gang,黑帮混混,raucous,ADJ,(of voices,cries,etc)harshly or hoarsely loud,Example,The sound of that little girl is,raucous,.,bawdy,ADJ,(of language,plays,etc)containing references to sex,esp.to be humorous,Example,Tom is a serious person and he never tells,bawdy,story,jarring,ADJ,making or causing a harsh and irritating sound,Example,The book,s tone is refreshing,although some of its passages can be,jarring,.,Officiated,act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual,such as a wedding,Example,Mr.Johnson,officiated,at Amy,s wedding,Baptized,VT,When someone is,baptized,water is put on their heads or they are covered with water as a sign that their sins have been forgiven and that they have become a member of the Christian church.Compare christen.,Example,The priest refused to,baptize,Tom with water,Important Language Points(Para.19-26),Derogatory,ADJ,If you make a,derogatory,remark or comment about someone or something,you express your low opinion of them.,贬低的,Example,He refused to withdraw derogatory remarks made about his boss.,Courtesy,N,Courtesy,is politeness,respect,and consideration for others.,彬彬有礼,Example,She called on us merely for the sake of courtesy.,Disown,If you disown someone or something,you say or show that you no longer want to have any connection with them or any responsibility for them;cast off,（声明）与,脱离关系,Example,:,I disown the girl who is dishonest to everyone.,Cringe:,If you cringe at something,you feel embarrassed or disgusted,Example,:,We often cringe at the immoral habits of the poor-educated person.,Crank:,a person with ideas that other people find strange,Example:,Although people think he is a crank,he always has some impressive idea.,Demagogue:,a political leader who tries to win support by using arguments based on emotion rather than reason,Example:,Nominees always attack that their competitor is a demagogue to win people,s support.,Important Language Points(Para.19-26),Demagogue:,a political leader who tries to win support by using arguments based on emotion rather than reason,Example:,Nominees always attack that their competitor is a demagogue to win people,s support.,Aftermath:,the situation that exists as a result of an important(and usually unpleasant)event,especially a war,an accident,etc.,Example:,The aftermath of an explosion of a atomic bomb is disastrous.,Harbor:,to keep feelings or thoughts,especially negative ones,in your mind for a long time,Example:,He harbors revenge to kill the murderer who causes his father,s death.,Stereotype:,to formed a fixed idea about a person or thing which may not really be true,Example:,Do not stereotype things in first sight,or it will limit your thought.,Amplify:,to add details to a story,statement,etc.,Example:,The witness tries to amplify what he saw when the accident happened.,Text Analysis,ORGA,NIZA,TION:,Begin with the quote,The task,The race issue,Condemnation of Wrights statements,Complexity of the race issue,Appeal the black and white community to address Americans social issues-black”anger”&white“resentment”,A story of a white women and a black woman a sign,Conclusion:this is where perfection begins,Organization,Para.1-6,Para.7-,9,Para.1,0,-,23,Para.2,4,-26,historical context&goal,Personal story&campaign story-to bring out the race issue,A,ttitude to R.Ws remarks,Fully aware of the,complexity of race issue,Work it out together,Figures of Speech,Parallel structure:for emphasis,Of course,the answer to the slavery question was already embedded within our Constitution,a Constitution,that had at its very core the ideal of equal citizenship under the law;,a Constitution,that promised its people liberty,and justice,and,a union,t,hat could be and should be perfected over time.(Para.4),Did I,know him to be an occasionally fierce critic of American domestic and foreign policy?Of course.,Did I,ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in church?Yes.,Did I,strongly disagree with many of his political views?(Para.14),a view,that sees white racism as endemic,and that elevates what is wrong with America above all that we know is right with America;,a view,that sees the conflicts in the Middle East as rooted primarily in the actions of stalwart allies like Israel,instead of emanating from the perverse and hateful ideologies of radical Islam.(Para.15),Antithesis,we may have,different stories,but we hold,common hopes,;we may,not,look,the same,and we may,not,have come from,the same place,but we all want to,move in the same direction,.(Para.6),I,ve gone to some of,the best schools,in America and lived in one of the world,s,poorest nations,.(Para.8),that elevates,what is wrong,with America above all,that we know is right,with America.(Para.14),kindness and cruelty,;the fierce i,ntelligence,and the shocking,ignorance,(Para.20),Alliteration,yet words on a parchment would not be enough to deliver slaves from bondage,or provide men and women of every,color and creed,their full rights and obligations as citizens of the United States.(Para.5),the,greatness and the goodness,of our nation(Para.13),Our,trials and triumphs,became at once,unique and universal,black and more than black;in chronicling our journey,(Para.19),The church contains in full the kindness and cruelty,the fierce intelligence and the shocking ignorance,the,struggles and successes,the love and,yes,the,bitterness and bias,that make up the black experience in America.(Para.20),Metaphor,original sin(Para.3),we saw,how hungry,the American people,.racial (Para.10),But the remarks that have caused this recent,firestorm,weren,t simply controversial.(Para.15),Check,on this lesson,Words,1.Farmers and scholars,statesmen and patriots who had traveled across the ocean to escape,tyranny,and persecution,A.dictation B.president C.dictatorship D.presidency,2.,the answer to the slavery question was already,embed,ded within our Constitution,A.lie B.implant C.find D.ensure,3.I have brothers,sisters,nieces,nephews,uncles and cousins,of every race and every,hue,A.race B.color C.language D.culture,4.,we built a powerful,coalition,of African Americans and white Americans.,A.weapon B.force C.alliance D.power,5.,that it,s based solely on the desire of wide-eyed liberals to purchase racial,reconciliation,on the cheap.,A.happiness B.coordination C.decency D.misery,6.,use incendiary language to express views that have the potential not only to widen the racial divide,but views that,denigrate,both the greatness and the goodness of our nation,A.watch B.expect C.defame D.portray,7.,racially charged at a time when we need to come together to solve a set of,monumental,problems,A.significant B.outstanding C.stony D.phenomenal,8.,a,chronic,health care crisis and potentially devastating climate change,A.clinic B.lasting C.slow D.progress,9.Not once in my conversations with him have I heard him talk about any ethnic group in,derogatory,terms,A.disparaging B.positive C.lazy D.feminine,10.,and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me,crin